Steelclad Serpent (ALA-59) is an Artifact Creature — Serpent from the Shards of Alara set. It has a restriction that it can't attack unless you control another artifact. Its casting cost is colored (including blue), so it functions as a colored artifact and interacts with both artifact- and color-based effects.

Identity & printing

Name: Steelclad Serpent
Number: 59
Rarity: Common
Variant: Normal
Language code: EN

Type line & stats

Subtypes

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Serpent

Types

Artifact, Creature

Catalog metadata

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Rules

This creature can't attack unless you control another artifact.

Set, artist & references

Artist: Carl Critchlow
Language: English
Set name: Shards of Alara
Game name: Magic The Gathering

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Abilities, attacks, weakness & resistance